: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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Late last year, the city anticipated the additional caseload would be about 50 cases per month.
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 12 July 2024
This includes hiring more prosecutors and support staff to reduce caseloads and prevent burnout, and fixing the toxic environment that continues to cause talented staff to flee the office.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
District clerk Candice Duncan said in a statement posted on the court's website Friday that Kindred's caseload will be reassigned to Gleason and Judge Timothy Burgess, who has assumed senior status -- a form of semi-retirement that creates a vacancy on the court.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
District clerk Candice Duncan said in a statement posted on the court’s website Friday that Kindred’s caseload will be reassigned to Gleason and Judge Timothy M. Burgess, who has assumed senior status — a form of semi-retirement that creates a vacancy on the court.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 12 July 2024
This includes hiring more prosecutors and support staff to reduce caseloads and prevent burnout, and fixing the toxic environment that continues to cause talented staff to flee the office.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
District clerk Candice Duncan said in a statement posted on the court's website Friday that Kindred's caseload will be reassigned to Gleason and Judge Timothy Burgess, who has assumed senior status -- a form of semi-retirement that creates a vacancy on the court.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
District clerk Candice Duncan said in a statement posted on the court’s website Friday that Kindred’s caseload will be reassigned to Gleason and Judge Timothy M. Burgess, who has assumed senior status — a form of semi-retirement that creates a vacancy on the court.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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